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Tutorial: Create a PDF with a Web Browser

February 2, 2008 1:36 PM, mac,

My first screencast details a ridiculously easy method for creating beautiful PDFs.

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Five Practical Tips for Young Entrepreneurial Journalists

January 20, 2008 10:09 AM, mac,

Want to blaze your own trail as an independent journalist? Here's five things you need to do.

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Best Practices from BbWorld '07

July 10, 2007 3:55 PM, mac,

Notes and thoughts from the ongoing Blackboard conference in Boston.

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The Educational Value of Podcasts

July 9, 2007 11:59 AM, mac,

A report puts podcasting under the microscope and finds some interesting uses for the technology.

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The Student-Teacher Line and Social Networks

May 22, 2007 10:28 AM, mac,

Is it improper for teachers to include students in their social networks?

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Long Live the Troll Whisperers

May 15, 2007 11:37 PM, mac,

A troll whisperer is equal parts moderator, diplomat and Web community guardian.

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Multimedia Story Example: "On the Trail of Che"

April 16, 2007 1:47 PM, mac,

The Miami Herald's Che Guevara package is an elegant Flash-based story.

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Google Earth: A New Form of Storytelling

April 10, 2007 8:30 PM, mac,

"Crisis in Darfur" reveals the storytelling power of Google Earth.

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Lesson Plan: Web Jeopardy Powerpoint Activity

February 24, 2007 1:56 PM, mac,

This Jeopardy Powerpoint project can be used as for exam prep in a Web production or Web journalism course.

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Video Offers Simple Definition of Web 2.0

February 18, 2007 10:47 AM, mac,

Prof. Michael Wesch's innovative video, "Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us," raises the education bar.

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Lesson Plan: What Kind of Pet Should Your Family Get?

February 17, 2007 2:57 PM, mac,

A survey-based lesson that uses Web tools and spreadsheets to solve a specific problem. Geared toward students in grades 6-8.

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Lesson Plan: FEMA's Weather Math

February 10, 2007 2:11 PM, mac,

This math lesson (grades 6-8) uses weather events as a starting point for basic math skills.

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Lesson Plan: How Would You Spend $1 Million?

February 10, 2007 12:12 PM, mac,

This lesson blends basic technology tools (Excel, Powerpoint) with real-world valuations.

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Taking Technology out of Web Journalism Classes

February 4, 2007 3:58 PM, mac,

It's time for journalism schools to put the storytelling in Web journalism.

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Flash Journalism Tutorials

February 3, 2007 9:56 PM, mac,

An ever-growing collection of Flash tutorials geared toward journalists.

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WebQuest: Blogs and Journalism

May 1, 2006 12:29 PM, mac,

This WebQuest guides journalism students through the ongoing blogs/journalism issue.

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